sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
sad to say; how sad; alas
ability; performance; efficiency
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
difference; variation; difference
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
time; hour; period; class
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
sphere; circle; range; category
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
in deep black; in jet black
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
length (of an animal); body length
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
imagination; supposition; guess